Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity

ABOUT“A chorus of voices gently demolishing the notion of Muslim culture as monolithic. Beyond Sacred is an exercise in empathy, not polemics: a lesson in human understanding, drawn from real lives.” (The New York Times)

Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity illuminates the daily experiences of five young Muslim Americans who came of age in a post-9/11 society, and are building their lives in a time of continued fear of and violence towards Muslims. The cast members are from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds and reflect a wide range of Muslim identities, including: those who have converted to Islam, those who were raised Muslim but have since left the faith, those who identify as “culturally” Muslim, and those who are observant on a daily basis.

TOURBeyond Sacred is available for national touring engagements, special events, and conferences through June 2019. Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation fee support is available to eligible presenters in DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, USVI, VA, and WV for engagements hosted July 2018-June 2019.

PERFORMANCE HISTORYBeyond Sacred was commissioned by LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, where it premiered in April 2015, with the generous support of APAP and the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art’s Building Bridges Program.